Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Mekong basin in Laos, Yunnan and Thailand.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26054)
Body with 7-10 broad, faintly contrasted bars; dorsal and anal fins with faint median row of spots; body slender, depth 4.3-5.0 times in SL (Ref. 43281).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits streams and rivers with rocky bottoms. Feed on algae and insects. Omnivore (Ref. 26054).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Yang, J.-X. and Y.-R. Chen, 1992. Revision of the subgenus Botia (Sinibotia) with description of a new species (Cypriniformes: Cobitidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 2(4):341-349. (Ref. 26054)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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